Quran 55:9 — Ar-Rahmaan, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
weigh with justice and do not fall short in the balance.
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
wa-aqīmū l-wazna bil-qis'ṭi walā tukh'sirū l-mīzāna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and weigh with justice, and skimp not in the Balance.)
- Muhammad Asad
- weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!
- Sahih International
- And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmū | And establish | قوم |
| 2 | ٱلْوَزْنَl-wazna | the weight | وزن |
| 3 | بِٱلْقِسْطِbil-qis'ṭi | in justice | قسط |
| 4 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 5 | تُخْسِرُوا۟tukh'sirū | make deficient | خسر |
| 6 | ٱلْمِيزَانَl-mīzāna | the balance | وزن |